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adjective

Definition of gone (on)next
as in obsessed
filled with an intense or excessive love for I've never seen her so gone on a man before

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gone on

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verb

past participle of go on
1
as in happened
to take place what in the world is going on in there?

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2
as in rattled
to talk at length without sticking to a topic or getting to a point my, but Aunt Betty does go on about all of her aches and pains

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Recent Examples of gone (on)
Verb
Many health workers have gone on strike to protest not being paid for their work since the outbreak was declared. — CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026 Many health workers have gone on strike to protest lack of payment for their work since the outbreak was declared. — ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026 Multiple Read Alliance alums have gone on to become educators, citing their experience in the after school program as part of their motivation to become teachers. — Read Alliance, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 Palantir has gone on the offensive to combat the narrative, arguing that the AI models from Silicon Valley companies don’t perform as well and steal customers’ private data (an argument that the other companies dispute). — Preston Fore, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026 Much of the new ⁠defence ​spending so far has gone on missiles capable of striking targets ​more than 1,000 km (621 miles) away. — Reuters, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026 At that moment, the region’s buzziest genre filmmaker was Yeon, whose Train to Busan had premiered to acclaim in Cannes’ Midnight Screenings in 2016 and gone on to earn more than $100 million worldwide. — Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 6 July 2026 Siebel Newsom is a former actor who has gone on to establish a nonprofit focused on feminism. — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 16 June 2026 This story has been updated to correct the 25-year record of how many times the victor of the winner’s bracket game has gone on to reach the finals of the College World Series. — Ken Sugiura, AJC.com, 15 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gone (on)
  1. obsessed
  2. happened
  3. rattled
  4. charmed
  5. done
  6. rambled
  7. enchanted
  8. come
Adjective
  • But while ripoffs and dodgy reboots are common in horror, some of the weirdest unauthorized sequels are the result of an obsessed fan self-financing a tribute to their favorite movie.
    — Katie Rife, IndieWire, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Although my daughter became obsessed with Full House years ago, her experience was radically different from mine.
    — Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 31 July 2026
Definition of obsessed
Verb
  • The league cannot say with certainty whether the feat happened before 1901 due to a lack of game logs.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Nurses perform serial neurological examinations, manage drains and catheters, titrate pain medication, mobilize patients early, watch for the subtle signs of complication, and educate families who are still processing what just happened.
    — Richard Menger MD MPA, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of happened
Verb
  • The quake, at a depth of about 10 kilometers (6 miles) off the coast of Flores, rattled much of the island and sent residents fleeing in panic.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Our passing usually rattled grasshoppers into careening flight.
    — Tom Huggler, Outdoor Life, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of rattled
Adjective
  • The actor discussed their charmed meet-cute on The Ellen DeGeneres Show in 2011.
    — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 9 July 2026
  • Across this charmed Knicks run, not many public flowers have been tossed Thibodeau’s way from his former team.
    — Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 17 June 2026
Definition of charmed
Verb
  • When service is done and cleaned up, both Joy and Kayley cry tears of embarrassment and frustration.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The first, the Norwood procedure, is typically done within the first two weeks of a baby’s life, followed by the Bi-directional Glenn Shunt procedure at around 4 to 6 months and the Fontan procedure around 18 months to 3 years.
    — Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of done
Verb
  • Cars lined the streets looking for parking spots as people rambled through the bustling marketplace at Clock Tower Landing.
    — Kendrick Calfee June 6, Kansas City Star, 6 June 2026
  • When asked simple questions by William Savitt, one of the attorneys representing OpenAI, Musk rambled and avoided the issue at hand.
    — Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 18 May 2026
Definition of rambled
Adjective
  • Kindergarten is often an enchanted place, one which many children vividly remember all their lives.
    — Liz Rosenberg, The Conversation, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Maybe there’s still hope for a new morning, for clouds that cluster like ripe grapes which, when squeezed, will release from the heavens the sweet streams of enchanted days.
    — Ingeborg Bachmann, New Yorker, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of enchanted
Verb
  • Some come for the high-octane DJs at Shellona or the all-day revelry of Nikki Beach; others swear by the legendary glamour of Le Club 55 or the festive energy of Casa Amor.
    — Lanie Goodman, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Over the coming months, avionics, scientific instruments and thermal insulation will gradually transform the frame into the flying science laboratory destined for the outer solar system.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of come

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“Gone (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gone%20%28on%29. Accessed 20 Aug. 2026.

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